Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
NOVEMBER
1
PSALMS:
1, 31, 61, 91, 121
PROVERBS:
1
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 42:18 - 43:34
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 13:47 - 14:12
PSALMS:
1
1
Blessed
is the man
who
does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or
stand in the way of sinners
or
sit in the seat of mockers.
2
But
his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and
on his law he meditates day and night.
3
He
is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which
yields its fruit in season
and
whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever
he does prospers.
4
Not
so the wicked!
They
are like chaff
that
the wind blows away.
5
Therefore
the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor
sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6
For
the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but
the way of the wicked will perish. 1
PSALMS:
31
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
In
you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame;
deliver
me in your righteousness.
2
Turn
your ear to me,
come
quickly to my rescue;
be
my rock of refuge,
a
strong fortress to save me.
3
Since
you are my rock and my fortress,
for
the sake of your name lead and guide me.
4
Free
me from the trap that is set for me,
for
you are my refuge.
5
Into
your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem
me, O LORD, the God of truth.
6
I
hate those who cling to worthless idols;
I
trust in the LORD.
7
I
will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for
you saw my affliction
and
knew the anguish of my soul.
8
You
have not handed me over to the enemy
but
have set my feet in a spacious place.
9
Be
merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
my
eyes grow weak with sorrow,
my
soul and my body with grief.
10
My
life is consumed by anguish
and
my years by groaning;
my
strength fails because of my affliction, A
and
my bones grow weak. 2
11
Because
of all my enemies,
I
am the utter contempt of my neighbors;
I
am a dread to my friends--
those
who see me on the street flee from me.
12
I
am forgotten by them as though I were dead;
I
have become like broken pottery.
13
For
I hear the slander of many;
there
is terror on every side;
they
conspire against me
and
plot to take my life.
14
But
I trust in you, O LORD;
I
say, "You are my God."
15
My
times are in your hands;
deliver
me from my enemies
and
from those who pursue me.
16
Let
your face shine on your servant;
save
me in your unfailing love.
17
Let
me not be put to shame, O LORD,
for
I have cried out to you;
but
let the wicked be put to shame
and
lie silent in the grave. B
18
Let
their lying lips be silenced,
for
with pride and contempt
they
speak arrogantly against the righteous.
19
How
great is your goodness,
which
you have stored up for those who fear you,
which
you bestow in the sight of men
on
those who take refuge in you.
20
In
the shelter of your presence you hide them
from
the intrigues of men;
in
your dwelling you keep them safe 3
from
accusing tongues.
21
Praise
be to the LORD,
for
he showed his wonderful love to me
when
I was in a besieged city.
22
In
my alarm I said,
"I
am cut off from your sight!"
Yet
you heard my cry for mercy
when
I called to you for help.
23
Love
the LORD, all his saints!
The
LORD preserves the faithful,
but
the proud he pays back in full.
24
Be
strong and take heart,
all
you who hope in the LORD. 4
PSALMS:
61
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.
1
Hear
my cry, O God;
listen
to my prayer.
2
From
the ends of the earth I call to you,
I
call as my heart grows faint;
lead
me to the rock that is higher than I.
3
For
you have been my refuge,
a
strong tower against the foe.
4
I
long to dwell in your tent forever
and
take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
Selah
5
For
you have heard my vows, O God;
you
have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6
Increase
the days of the king's life,
his
years for many generations.
7
May
he be enthroned in God's presence forever;
appoint
your love and faithfulness to protect him.
8
Then
will I ever sing praise to your name
and
fulfill my vows day after day. 5
PSALMS:
91
1
He
who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will
rest in the shadow of the Almighty. A
2
I
will say B
of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my
God, in whom I trust."
3
Surely
he will save you from the fowler's snare
and
from the deadly pestilence.
4
He
will cover you with his feathers,
and
under his wings you will find refuge;
his
faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5
You
will not fear the terror of night,
nor
the arrow that flies by day,
6
nor
the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor
the plague that destroys at midday.
7
A
thousand may fall at your side,
ten
thousand at your right hand,
but
it will not come near you.
8
You
will only observe with your eyes
and
see the punishment of the wicked.
9
If
you make the Most High your dwelling--
even
the LORD, who is my refuge--
10
then
no harm will befall you,
no
disaster will come near your tent.
11
For
he will command his angels concerning you
to
guard you in all your ways;
12
they
will lift you up in their hands,
so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13
You
will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you
will trample the great lion and the serpent. 6
14
"Because
he loves me,"
says the LORD, "I
will rescue him;
I
will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15
He
will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I
will be with him in trouble,
I
will deliver him and honor him.
16
With long life will I satisfy him
and
show him my salvation."
7
PSALMS:
121
A
song of ascents.
1
I
lift up my eyes to the hills--
where
does my help come from?
2
My
help comes from the LORD,
the
Maker of heaven and earth.
3
He
will not let your foot slip--
he
who watches over you will not slumber;
4
indeed,
he who watches over Israel
will
neither slumber nor sleep.
5
The
LORD watches over you--
the
LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6
the
sun will not harm you by day,
nor
the moon by night.
7
The
LORD will keep you from all harm--
he
will watch over your life;
8
the
LORD will watch over your coming and going
both
now and forevermore. 8
PROVERBS:
1
1
1
The
proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2
for
attaining wisdom and discipline;
for
understanding words of insight;
3
for
acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing
what is right and just and fair;
4
for
giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge
and discretion to the young--
5
let
the wise listen and add to their learning,
and
let the discerning get guidance--
6
for
understanding proverbs and parables,
the
sayings and riddles of the wise.
7
The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but
fools
A
despise wisdom and discipline.
8
Listen,
my son, to your father's instruction
and
do not forsake your mother's teaching.
9
They
will be a garland to grace your head
and
a chain to adorn your neck.
10
My
son, if sinners entice you,
do
not give in to them.
11
If
they say, "Come along with us;
let's
lie in wait for someone's blood,
let's
waylay some harmless soul;
and
whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13
we
will get all sorts of valuable things
and
fill our houses with plunder;
14
throw
in your lot with us,
and
we will share a common purse"--
15
my
son, do not go along with them,
do
not set foot on their paths;
16
for
their feet rush into sin,
they
are swift to shed blood.
17
How
useless to spread a net
in
full view of all the birds!
18
These
men lie in wait for their own blood;
they
waylay only themselves!
19
Such
is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it
takes away the lives of those who get it.
20
Wisdom
calls aloud in the street,
she
raises her voice in the public squares;
21
at
the head of the noisy streets C
she cries out,
in
the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
22
"How
long will you simple ones D
love your simple ways?
How
long will mockers delight in mockery
and
fools hate knowledge?
23
If
you had responded to my rebuke,
I
would have poured out my heart to you
and
made my thoughts known to you.
24
But
since you rejected me when I called
and
no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
2
5since
you ignored all my advice
and
would not accept my rebuke,
26
I
in turn will laugh at your disaster; 10
I
will mock when calamity overtakes you--
27
when
calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when
disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when
distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28
"Then
they will call to me but I will not answer;
they
will look for me but will not find me.
29
Since they hated knowledge
and
did not choose to fear the LORD,
30
since they would not accept my advice
and
spurned my rebuke,
31
they will eat the fruit of their ways
and
be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and
the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33
but whoever listens to me will live in safety
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 42:18 - 43:34
18
On
the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live,
for I fear God: 19
If
you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison,
while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving
households. 20
But
you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be
verified and that you may not die." This they proceeded to do.
21
They
said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of
our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for
his life, but we would not listen; that's why this distress has come
upon us."
22
Reuben
replied, "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you
wouldn't listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood."
23
They
did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using
an interpreter.
24
He
turned away from them and began to weep, but then turned back and
spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before
their eyes.
25
Joseph
gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man's silver
back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey.
After this was done for them, 26
they
loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.
27
At
the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his
sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth
of his sack. 28
"My
silver has been returned," he said to his brothers. "Here
it is in my sack."
Their
hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, "What
is this that God has done to us?"
29
When
they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him
all that had happened to them. They said, 30
"The
man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as
though we were spying on the land. 31But
we said to him, `We are honest men; we are not spies. 32
We
were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the
youngest is now with our father in Canaan.'
33
"Then
the man who is lord over the land said to us, `This is how I will
know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with
me, and take food for your starving households and go. 34
But
bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not
spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and
you can trade A
in the land.' "
35
As
they were emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his
pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches,
they were frightened. 36
Their
father Jacob said to them, "You have deprived me of my children.
Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take
Benjamin. Everything is against me!"
37
Then
Reuben said to his father, "You may put both of my sons to death
if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will
bring him back." 12
38
But
Jacob said, "My son will not go down there with you; his brother
is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the
journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave
B
in sorrow."
43
1
Now
the famine was still severe in the land. 2
So
when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their
father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food."
3
But
Judah said to him, "The man warned us solemnly, `You will not
see my face again unless your brother is with you.' 4
If
you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food
for you. 5
But
if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said
to us, `You will not see my face again unless your brother is with
you.' "
6
Israel
asked, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man
you had another brother?"
7
They
replied, "The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our
family. `Is your father still living?' he asked us. `Do you have
another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How were we to
know he would say, `Bring your brother down here'?"
8
Then
Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy along with me and
we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and
not die. 9
I
myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally
responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him
here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life. 10
As
it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice."
11
Then
their father Israel said to them, "If it must be, then do this:
Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them
down to the man as a gift--a little balm and a little honey, some
spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds. 12
Take
double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver
that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a
mistake. 13
Take
your brother also and go back to the man at once. 14
And
may God Almighty A
grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother
and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am
bereaved."
15
So
the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin
also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
16
When
Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house,
"Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare
dinner; they are to eat with me at noon."
17
The
man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph's house. 18
Now
the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. 13
They thought, "We were brought here because of the silver that
was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and
overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys."
19
So
they went up to Joseph's steward and spoke to him at the entrance to
the house. 20
"Please,
sir," they said, "we came down here the first time to buy
food. 21
But
at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and
each of us found his silver--the exact weight--in the mouth of his
sack. So we have brought it back with us.
22
We
have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don't
know who put our silver in our sacks."
23
"It's
all right," he said. "Don't be afraid. Your God, the God of
your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your
silver." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24
The
steward took the men into Joseph's house, gave them water to wash
their feet and provided fodder for their donkeys. 14
25
They
prepared their gifts for Joseph's arrival at noon, because they had
heard that they were to eat there.
26
When
Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought
into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground. 27
He
asked them how they were, and then he said, "How is your aged
father you told me about? Is he still living?"
28
They
replied, "Your servant our father is still alive and well."
And they bowed low to pay him honor.
29
As
he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son,
he asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me
about?" And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."
30
Deeply
moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for
a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
31
After
he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said,
"Serve the food."
32
They
served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians
who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with
Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians. 33
The
men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the
firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in
astonishment. 34
When
portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion
was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank
freely with him. 15
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 13:47 - 14:12
47
"Once
again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the
lake and caught all kinds of fish.
48
When
it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat
down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.
49
This
is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and
separate the wicked from the righteous
50
and
throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
51"Have
you understood all these things?"
Jesus asked.
"Yes,"
they replied.
52
He
said to them, "Therefore
every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of
heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom
new treasures as well as old."
53
When
Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54
Coming
to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and
they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these
miraculous powers?" they asked.
55
"Isn't
this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't
his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56
Aren't
all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these
things?" 57
And
they took offense at him.
But
Jesus said to them, "Only
in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
58
And
he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
14
1
At
that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2
and
he said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has
risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in
him."
3
Now
Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because
of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, 4
for
John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have
her." 5
Herod
wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they
considered him a prophet.
6
On
Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased
Herod so much 7
that
he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8
Prompted
by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of
John the Baptist." 9
The
king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests,
he ordered that her request be granted 10
and
had John beheaded in the prison. 11
His
head was brought 16in
on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12
John's
disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and
told Jesus. 17
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John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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